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Rosalia is a tiny town of 513 people in Whitman County, Washington. It's about 30 miles from Spokane, WA and 234 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $1k a month.
513people
$198kTypical home
$1,042/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
26"Snow
198Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 513
- Part of a metro area
- About 817 people per sq mi
- 234 mi to Seattle, WA
- 30 mi to Spokane, WA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,247/mo)
- Median rent $1,042/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 64 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (653 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 20% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 18% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to GEG airport
- 28 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 180 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,270 ft
- 231 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Whitman County: D+9 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.